Are you worried about your tummy muscles separating? 66% of pregnant women will have it, so try these easy tips Abdominal separation or $1 (RD) is the separation of the most superficial of the abdominal muscles that can occur during pregnancy (or less frequently in anyone, men or women who overtrain...
Does your chair fit? Chairs for home and the work place are designed for the average height and build. But what about for those who are at either end of the bell curve? Matching the right chair to the individual should really be as important as have the right fitting shoe, especially for the desk wo...
Do you suffer from 'gluteal amnesia'? $1 can help Thanks to a lovely Fix Program regular, I had such a laugh reading this article about men over 40 losing their buttocks. Girls, don't laugh - we tend to lose them too. Men's tend to disappear around to the front to their bellies and we women seem to...
## Think of your 'tall ribs' and get twisting This exercise at a good slow and controlled pace really gets those oblique abdominals and upper trunk muscles going. Remember that these muscles are needed every day for any movement involving a turn of the body. Add to that your great shoulder stability...
In July's version of 'pain tales' we looked into nerves and how they send messages to the brain (and back again). Nerves conduct messages from our muscles, skin and joints as electrical impulses to and from our brain. Even the brain itself is made up of trillions of nerves and connections, and then...
$1, Yoga and Feldenkrais can really capitalise on the practice of mindfulness Mindfulness is originally a Buddhist term and is used a lot in clinical psychology for reducing stress, anxiety and depression. It is all about being in the present moment and allowing your thoughts, feelings and sensation...
We've discussed how the brain can produce a pain experience when it perceives a threat. Threatening inputs, memories and circumstances can also lead to a stress response, which many in turn worsen your pain. Today we'll talk about how relaxation brings pain relief – but first, what is stress? We've...
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